Like whoa, when did that happen. We are officially half way through our summer here in Breckenridge. This week is exciting for a number of reasons. First, we received our second food stipend payment. Grocery shopping hooray!
This week is Chamber Orchestra #2. The other chamber orchestra gets a few days off while we rehearse. We had our time off, now it's their turn :)
Yesterday was my roommate, Hannah's, birthday. She wanted to go shopping with her birthday money, so we all piled in my car and drove to Silverthorne. Found a super cute dress at Target for extra cheap.
Last week, during my time off, I went on my fourth 14er hike with my host parents, Lisa, and NRO brother Mike. It was a lot of fun, beautiful as always, and as difficult to breathe as I remember lol. We made good time though. Afterwards we all went to Empire Burger for some much deserved food.
Parents are coming this weekend for the Shosti 5 concert. I'm trying to think of things to do while they're here--ride the Gondola? And, that's all I have so far. I'll need to do some brain storming for further ideas.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Week 1
So I have a little catching up to do. The plan was to do this more often--but oh well.
So this Saturday (June 18th) was our first concert- Barber 2nd Essay, Rimsky Symphony Espagnole, and Dvorak New World. It was a good concert, and a fabulous way to start out the season. My stand partner for the concert was Lisa Goddard; I think we made a good team.
I had found out earlier that afternoon that Mr. G was planning on coming to the concert. That was really special for me to have someone I knew and respected in the audience. Got to talk/see him briefly afterwards, and he was very complimentary of the strings, particularly the violins. :)
Fatty's was the place to be after the concert, with the usual spectacular buffet and open bar. Good music, good food, and good people. What more can you ask for?? Got to meet some new people (I'm determined to widen my social circle) and saw some old alumns Oscar and Joel.
After Fatty's, a bunch of us went to go dancing afterwards, and THAT was a lot of fun. I haven't been dancing if too long. You just gotta move sometimes. The plan is to go again Wednesday night for Ladies Night.
Sunday was our day off. I slept in, watched some NCIS (which I am now fully addicted to btw--thank you Hannah), and then went to carter park for some soccer and frisbee. That fizzled after a while, only a few people showed up, so Hannah and I headed to the gym to try bouldering/rock climbing. It was fun but definitely a little scary. I didn't want to push my hands and arms too much so after a while I amused myself with racquet ball. Totally haven't played that since freshman year. I really missed it--hopefully I can a few games in before the summer is over.
So yesterday (Monday, it totally snowed. It was pretty awesome. I had always heard that it's not uncommon to get snow in the mountains even in the summer, but I hadn't ever experienced it. My body didn't really know what to do with the weather shock lol. Robert Franz was our guest speaker after rehearsal. As usual, very captivating. I wish I could work with him on a more frequent basis. It's too bad we don't get to do a concert with him this summer. I sure enjoyed Brahms with him last time. Mmmm, good concert.
Today, (I'm almost caught up!!) Tuesday, was our second concert: Imagination Express. Since it was during the afternoon, we had the evening to ourselves. My roommates and I took advantage of the afternoon to go to Silverthorne Outlets. Katie needed a new white shirt for concert dress, and I just wanted to go shopping. Definitely got some great deals, makes me wish I had good outlets where I live.
Well, I think that about brings us up to date for now. Never a dull moment though in Breckenridge, that's for sure!
So this Saturday (June 18th) was our first concert- Barber 2nd Essay, Rimsky Symphony Espagnole, and Dvorak New World. It was a good concert, and a fabulous way to start out the season. My stand partner for the concert was Lisa Goddard; I think we made a good team.
I had found out earlier that afternoon that Mr. G was planning on coming to the concert. That was really special for me to have someone I knew and respected in the audience. Got to talk/see him briefly afterwards, and he was very complimentary of the strings, particularly the violins. :)
Fatty's was the place to be after the concert, with the usual spectacular buffet and open bar. Good music, good food, and good people. What more can you ask for?? Got to meet some new people (I'm determined to widen my social circle) and saw some old alumns Oscar and Joel.
After Fatty's, a bunch of us went to go dancing afterwards, and THAT was a lot of fun. I haven't been dancing if too long. You just gotta move sometimes. The plan is to go again Wednesday night for Ladies Night.
Sunday was our day off. I slept in, watched some NCIS (which I am now fully addicted to btw--thank you Hannah), and then went to carter park for some soccer and frisbee. That fizzled after a while, only a few people showed up, so Hannah and I headed to the gym to try bouldering/rock climbing. It was fun but definitely a little scary. I didn't want to push my hands and arms too much so after a while I amused myself with racquet ball. Totally haven't played that since freshman year. I really missed it--hopefully I can a few games in before the summer is over.
So yesterday (Monday, it totally snowed. It was pretty awesome. I had always heard that it's not uncommon to get snow in the mountains even in the summer, but I hadn't ever experienced it. My body didn't really know what to do with the weather shock lol. Robert Franz was our guest speaker after rehearsal. As usual, very captivating. I wish I could work with him on a more frequent basis. It's too bad we don't get to do a concert with him this summer. I sure enjoyed Brahms with him last time. Mmmm, good concert.
Today, (I'm almost caught up!!) Tuesday, was our second concert: Imagination Express. Since it was during the afternoon, we had the evening to ourselves. My roommates and I took advantage of the afternoon to go to Silverthorne Outlets. Katie needed a new white shirt for concert dress, and I just wanted to go shopping. Definitely got some great deals, makes me wish I had good outlets where I live.
Well, I think that about brings us up to date for now. Never a dull moment though in Breckenridge, that's for sure!
Monday, June 13, 2011
1st Day- Take 2
So, today is my first day back at NRO. I'm really excited to be here again and I'm looking forward to the rest of the summer. After check in yesterday, I found my condo and started unpacking. I totally got the Master bedroom with my own bathroom. Score! Way better than sharing one bathroom between 4 girls lol. And!!! We also got twice as much grocery money as last time...A fabulous surprise.
After lunch today I went on a walk with my roommates, Katie and Hannah, and showed them around town. It was good to get reacquainted with everything. I'm glad to see some of my favorite spots and restaurants are still here.
Our first rehearsal is this evening at 6pm. I warmed up a little this morning, and I'm planning on doing a little practice after I finish with this. Check that--neighbors came knocking because of Katie practicing horn :/
One thing I want to do is take a picture of the mountains every few days so I can see the difference over the summer. I loved taking pictures last time, and I'm pretty sure I'll be just as crazy this year. I can't wait for the Blue River to calm down a little (it's pretty raging) so I can go wading in it again.
My summer to do list definitely includes some 14ers. :) I got 3 (Sherman, Grey's and Torrey's) last time. Hopefully I can get at least that many again with the added bonus of not injuring my knee like last year (here's hoping). And, in addition to all the concerts and rehearsals the plan is to put in practice on excerpts and Tchaik to get me ready for auditions in the fall. I could count on my hands the times I actually practiced last time--and it was always for concerts not personal practice. Thankfully, with my own room and fewer condo mates I think I'll be more comfortable with practicing without bothering people. Here's hoping neighbors knocking on our door about music won't be a recurring pattern. !
Went down to Riverwalk to pick up a parking permit just now. Went out after lunch to find a tow away warning on my windshield. Yeah, no bueno. I have no idea when they put it on my car, so I figured it would probably be wise to get that taken care of pronto. Don't want to come out to leave for rehearsal and find I don't have a car. Well. That's all the "exciting" adventures and plans so far. More to come!
After lunch today I went on a walk with my roommates, Katie and Hannah, and showed them around town. It was good to get reacquainted with everything. I'm glad to see some of my favorite spots and restaurants are still here.
Our first rehearsal is this evening at 6pm. I warmed up a little this morning, and I'm planning on doing a little practice after I finish with this. Check that--neighbors came knocking because of Katie practicing horn :/
One thing I want to do is take a picture of the mountains every few days so I can see the difference over the summer. I loved taking pictures last time, and I'm pretty sure I'll be just as crazy this year. I can't wait for the Blue River to calm down a little (it's pretty raging) so I can go wading in it again.
My summer to do list definitely includes some 14ers. :) I got 3 (Sherman, Grey's and Torrey's) last time. Hopefully I can get at least that many again with the added bonus of not injuring my knee like last year (here's hoping). And, in addition to all the concerts and rehearsals the plan is to put in practice on excerpts and Tchaik to get me ready for auditions in the fall. I could count on my hands the times I actually practiced last time--and it was always for concerts not personal practice. Thankfully, with my own room and fewer condo mates I think I'll be more comfortable with practicing without bothering people. Here's hoping neighbors knocking on our door about music won't be a recurring pattern. !
Went down to Riverwalk to pick up a parking permit just now. Went out after lunch to find a tow away warning on my windshield. Yeah, no bueno. I have no idea when they put it on my car, so I figured it would probably be wise to get that taken care of pronto. Don't want to come out to leave for rehearsal and find I don't have a car. Well. That's all the "exciting" adventures and plans so far. More to come!
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